Wall construction



May 20, 1924.

J. LANGER WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed March 29. 1923 FIG- 1- Patented May20, 1924.

JOSEPH LANGER, 0F HAMMOND, INDIANA.

WALL CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed March 29, 1923. Serial No. 628,484.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JosnPrr LANeER, a'

citizen of Poland, residing at Hammond, in the county of Lake and Stateof Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WallConstructions, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in wallconstruction wherein hollow blocks are employed.

An important object of the invention is to construct a building wallfrom blocks that are positioned in staggered relation to each other andprovided with suitable means for properly connecting the same.

A further object of'the invention is to provide a building wall that isconstructed so as to allow proper circulation of air within the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel anchoring stripthat is adapted to coact with a suitable binding agent for permanentlyconnecting adjacent blocks.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Figure 1 is an elevational view, partly in section, of a portion of awall embodying this invention,

Figure 2 is a top plan view, partly in section, taken on line IIII ofFig. 1,

Figure 3 is a artly sectional view and artly end elevational view takenon lines I II-III of Fig.1,

Figure 4: is a perspective view of one of the building blocks embodyingthis inven tion, and

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the anchoring strip employed tocoact with a suitable binding agent for properly connecting the buildingblocks.

Referring to the accompanying drawing and particularly to Figs. 1 to 3inclusive, there is shown a section of a building wall that is formedfrom the various elements embodying this invention. In constructing awall after this invention, a base is laid that consists of plasticchannelblocks 1, which are constructed from any desired composition, andform a continuous channel 2 along their upper faces. These blocks areplaced end to end and are connected by any desired binding agent, butprecaution must be taken to prevent obstructing the said channel. Theblocks 3 are then laid in longitudinal rows upon this base strip withthe blocks forming each row placed in staggered relation to the blocksforming the next adjacent-row or layer. p

Referring particularly to Fig. 4:, it'will be seen that the buildingblock 3 is provided with a pair of spaced openings t that extendperpendicularly through the said block between its top and bottom faces.There are further provided pockets or recesses 5 that are of dove-tailshape in cross section and formed in the upper and lower faces of theblock and are positioned be tween the adjacent open ends of the openings4, the said block being further provided with relatively smallrecesses'or prockets 6 that are also of dove-tail shape in cross sectionand formed in the top and bottom faces outwardly of the ends of theopenings 4. The end walls of the block are provided with spaced recessesor pockets7 that are provided for properly con necting the ends of theblocks when they are'placed in assembled position to form the wall.

Referring particularly toFigy5 wherein the anchoring strip is shown indetail, it 'will be seen that this strip is formed from a single pieceof metal that has been cut at spaced intervals to form the lugs ortongues 8 that are properly connected by the central strip portion 9,the said lugs being alternately bent in opposite directions to angularpositions in respect to the strip portion 9, as shown. It will be seenby referringto Figs. 1

and 2 that in assembling the blocks 3 in staggered relation that theperpendicular openings 4 will properly aline in the various blocks toform continuous wells that are interconnected at their extreme bottomends by the channel-way 2 formed in the blocks 1, ,it being seen fromthis construction that a complete circulation of air will be providedthrough the entire wall structure. The various pockets or recesses 5, 6and 7 are provided for receiving a binding agent that is employed toproperly connect the various blocks, the anchoring strips being employedto coact with the said binding agent for acting as a reinforcing means.Upon examlnlng the sectional portion of Fig. 1 it willbe seen that thedove-tail shape-d pockets or recesses 6 in the face of one block Will bepositioned in vertical alinement with the dove tail shaped pockets orrecess formed-in the blockposi the binding agent placed fwithin. thesame As stated above the.pockets or recesse s 7: formed in theends ofthe blocks are adapted for suitably connecting .ad.j acent blocks, thisbeing accomplished by." placing. binding agents therein.

It is to be understood.that-the form. 0t

this invention. herewith. shown and de; cr bedls. to be .takenasthepreterred ex ample of the same, and that various changes in theshape, sine and. arrangement of may be resorted to without. depart ng fom.

the spirit of the invention or. the, seope of the snbjoinedclaims.

Having. thus, described the invention 1 1. In, structure of anchoringstrips positionedwithin the re} cesses formed in blocks to connectthefsame, thefsaid, aneho ingstripseach consisting of a single piece ofmetal out to form tongues 'upon opposite.

edges with the; said tongues bent altei natelyin oppositedirections. i

2. In a structure of the class described,

a channelled base strip, layers of blocks P aced .1 1 9 s i Strip -i eQksJQr theclass describedp a base strip, layers otgblocks placed upon.said strip, the said.lo'loclrs.eachv having. i'ecessesiforlned in. itsvarionsfaces, a bind-j ing agentfplaced within said recesses, and.

adjacen' tly l positioned ch l y r p cedi ta geredr ati l to the blocksof the;adjacentflayers, each of said blocks having an opening positionedinwardly from each of its; opposite ends and extending between the upperand lower I faces thereof, the openings in each block alining with theopenings adjacent the abutting,endsgof the blocks in the layersthereabove and therebelow to form vertical wells the full heightiofthestrnotnre with, the openings injthe lowerilayer of blocks commn nicatingwith: theuchannelin the base .55 in. prev ent ni as i u et e a ot'aigr within the wall, and ineansf fo g -con necting. the adjacentblocks, said meansco sisting of recesses, formediit thevarious;faces. of ;each block anchadaptedto: coact 60 lei iq a bl ks. elt; ee iiez-e-i i ds ing. agent p1aced fwithin 7 said recesses and n h ring tr p.ii s fi necl' with n-$1. Q- e formedv nf diacenfly esit owk blocks -toconnectv the same,. the isaidflan ss choring, strips each, consisting.of a sing le piece of metal cuttowforml tongues-mponopposite. edges.with the said ztongnes bent alternately E in opposite directions 3.. A.building. blocklofi the type.describech comprising ,a body portion, saidbody portion haying. a v pairv of spaced. openings "formed therein andextending between the I upper and lower .faces of the saine, saidnp perand lower faces haying a relatively; large dovetail-shaped recess formedthere; in between the, adjacent open ends- 01E said openings, and ,arelatively small do vestail shaped recess formed. laterally.ont wardlyof each, of aid 2 1 1. 1 n sani he ndg es' of said block, hayingj spacedtransversely. extending recessesformed therein r. v In testimonywhereof. I g aflix my signa ture..

JOSEPH LANGER.

